Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: Saturn Object Description: Planet Distance: The semi-major axis of Saturn's orbit about the sun is 9.5 Astronomical Units (A.U.) or roughly 1.4 billion km. Dimensions: The planet (without rings) has a diameter of roughly 75,000 miles (120,000 km) at the equator. About the Data Data Description: This Hubble image was created from HST data from proposal 9354: E. Karkoschka and M. Tomasko (University of Arizona) Instrument: ACS/HRC Exposure Date(s): March 2003; March 2004 Filters: F439W ("B"), F502N ([O III]), F550W ("V"), F658N (H alpha) About the Image Image Credit: NASA and E. Karkoschka (University of Arizona) Release Date: May 26, 2004 Orientation: Saturn Prior to Cassini Probe's Arrival [ http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2004/18/images/a/formats/compass_large_web.jpg ] About the Cassini Data and Image Data Description : Cassini image of Saturn taken at a range of 15.1 million miles (24.3 million kilometers) from the planet. The view is from 13 degrees below the equator. Instrument: Cassini: Imaging Science Subsystem narrow-angle camera Exposure Dates: May 16, 2004 Filters: blue, green, red Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Release Date: May 26, 2004 *News Release Number:*: STScI-2004-18c

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